Appeal No. 97-1393
Application 08/456,349
chain (36) and the lower arm member (13) extends downwardly
from the upper arm member at an acute angle and the means (25)
on the lower arm member is in engagement with the tree trunk
to stabilize the structure during use. While not shown in the
drawings, it is apparent that the closed position of
appellant’s
device would have the lower arm member (13) pivoted so as to
lie against the bottom surface of the upper arm member (11) in
a substantially parallel relationship thereto, thus providing
a relatively compact folded arrangement of the device that
allows a hunter to more easily carry the device into the
field. Independent claims 1, 9 and 20 are representative of
the subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims, as
reproduced from Appendix A of appellant’s brief, is attached
to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by
the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
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